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The Conversation's Curious Kids

The Conversation's Curious Kids

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Kids ask the coolest questions! And on The Conversation’s Curious Kids, we get the brainiest people we can to answer them!

Every week, a curious kid joins host Eloise to ask the world’s top researchers their burning question – whether it’s about space, dinosaurs, trees or even why their dog is just sooooo cute.

A podcast from The Conversation, the independent website that brings you news straight from scientists and scholars, in partnership with Fun Kids.

Email your questions to curiouskids@theconversation.com or record it on your phone and send it to us directly https://funkidslive.com/curious

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Episodes
  • Does magic really exist?

    Does magic really exist?
    Jun 8 2024

    Seven year old Julia in London thinks that rainbows and the recent Northern Lights are magical. But if a scientist tells her how they work, will she still believe they are? Join us to find out!

    Featuring Partha Chowdhury, professor of physics at UMass Lowell in the US.

    The Conversation’s Curious Kids podcast is published in partnership with FunKids, the UK’s children’s radio station. It’s hosted and produced by Eloise. The executive producer is Gemma Ware.

    Email your question to curiouskids@theconversation.com or record it and send your question to us directly at funkidslive.com/curious.

    And explore more articles from our Curious Kids series on The Conversation.

    See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
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    19 mins
  • Can chameleons change colour in their sleep?

    Can chameleons change colour in their sleep?
    Jun 1 2024

    Have you ever wondered how chameleons change colour? And can they do this while they're asleep? What about if they are able to dream? Does their dream flash across their bodies in reds, turquoises and greens? Join curious ten-year-old Ikechukwu from Lagos, Nigeria, as he takes all his questions to an expert!

    Featuring Russell Ligon, a recent postdoctoral researcher at Cornell University in the US.

    The Conversation’s Curious Kids podcast is published in partnership with FunKids, the UK’s children’s radio station. It’s hosted and produced by Eloise. The executive producer is Gemma Ware.

    Email your question to curiouskids@theconversation.com or record it and send your question to us directly at funkidslive.com/curious.

    And explore more articles from our Curious Kids series on The Conversation.

    See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
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    20 mins
  • If an asteroid hit Earth, and all the humans died, would the dinosaurs come back?

    If an asteroid hit Earth, and all the humans died, would the dinosaurs come back?
    May 25 2024

    Many, many years ago dinosaurs roamed the Earth. Six year old Aga knows that a meteorite wiped them out... but could another meteorite bring them back?

    You can read a print version of this story here, and explore more articles from our Curious Kids series on The Conversation.

    The Conversation’s Curious Kids podcast is published in partnership with FunKids, the UK’s children’s radio station. It’s hosted and produced by Eloise. The executive producer is Gemma Ware.

    Email your question to curiouskids@theconversation.com or record it and send your question to us directly at funkidslive.com/curious.

    See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
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    18 mins
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